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Unidentified objectSpain, Romania

Spanish F-18s scrambled after aerial target detected near Sulina

On 12 November 2026, Romania’s radar system detected an aerial target about 28 km north-east of Sulina, and two Spanish F-18s scrambled from Mihail Kogălniceanu air base. Romania’s Ministry of National Defence said the target did not enter Romanian airspace and the alert was cancelled at around 13:12.

ConfirmedSulina — exact position not publishedConcluded
Sulina — exact position not published. The map shows the area, not a point.

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